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School Composition on 'The Life of Man', Page 1

School Composition on 'The Life of Man', Page 1
School Composition on 'The Life of Man', Page 2
School Composition on 'The Life of Man', Page 3
Transcription of School Composition on 'The Life of Man'
MLA citation style
Wilson, M. E. D. School Composition On 'the Life Of Man', Page 1. no date. 1851.
APA citation style
Wilson, M. E. D. (1851). School Composition on 'The Life of Man', Page 1. Retrieved from https://digitalarchives.powerlibrary.org/papd/islandora/object/papd%3A282694
Chicago citation style
Wilson, Mary E. D. “School Composition On 'the Life Of Man', Page 1”, Centre County Library & Historical Museum - Mary E. D. Wilson Composition Collection, 1851. https://digitalarchives.powerlibrary.org/papd/islandora/object/papd%3A282694.
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Title

School Composition on 'The Life of Man', Page 1

Subject

Women in 19th Century Higher Education

Description

'The life of man is so very, very short, that it is indeed a matter of thankfulness that the power to do good does not cease with the close of life.' Composition written by Mary E. D. Wilson of Bellefonte, PA at the age of 17 or 18 years of age while at the Lawrenceville Female Seminary, a private educational institution for women.

Creator

Wilson, Mary E. D.

Date

1851/1852

Location Covered

Lawrenceville (NJ)

Type

Text

Original Format

Reports

Digital Format

image/tiff

Identifier

D-3935oA

Language

English

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/

Contact

paroom@centrecountylibrary.org

Contributing Institution

Centre County Library & Historical Museum

Sponsorship

This Digital Object is provided in a collection that is included in POWER Library: Pennsylvania Photos and Documents, which is funded by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries of Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania Department of Education.

Notes

Composition was a required course of study at the Lawrenceville Female Seminary for all three classes. According to an 1867 publication by the Lawrenceville Female Seminary, Mary E. D. Wilson never graduated. Known records indicate that she attended only three sessions from May 1851 - Sept. 1852.